Our Autumn Online Conference is brought to you by our Councils Network
“Building at Scale: The role of local authorities in facilitating large-scale development”
With new towns, urban extensions and ambitions higher housing targets, many areas are going to be looking at large-scale housing delivery in coming years. Councils can play a wide range of roles in bringing forward large-scale housing and this half-day online conference will explore how they can lead or support delivery. We will hear from those who have led large-scale regeneration and new housing projects including Heathlands Garden City in Maidstone, and Anglia Square in Norwich.
10am: Chair’s welcome – Anna Clarke, Director of Policy & Public Affairs, The Housing Forum
10.05: Introduction to the Councils Network – William Cornall, Chair of The Councils Network
10.10: Enabling garden villages in Cornwall via different delivery models – Louise Wood, Service Director for Planning & Housing, Cornwall Council:
10.25: Anglia Square: a large district centre primed for regeneration of up to 1,100 new homes and mixed use – Andrew Turnbull, Development Strategy Manager, Norwich City Council
10.40 Q & A for Louise and Andrew
10.55: Networking break (breakout rooms)
11.15: Lessons learned from Heathlands Garden Community project in Kent – Helen Garnett, Garden Community Manager, Maidstone Borough Council and Caroline Searles, Senior Planning & Enabling Manager, Homes England
11.35: Q & A for Helen and Caroline
11.50: The Housing Forum’s work on New Towns – Tim Brown, Managing Associate, Trowers & Hamlins (member of The Housing Forum’s New Towns Working Group)
12.10: Q & A for Tim
12.25: Closing words from Chair
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